Title:
MEANS AND METHOD FOR TREATING FRESH PRODUCE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2004054375
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
This invention provides a means for post-harvest treatment of fresh produce, the means including a suitable concentration of at least one fungus selected from the Order: Hypocreales; and/or at least one yeast selected from the Order: Saccharomycetales and/or the Order: Filobasidiales, and/or at least one bacterium selected from the family Pseudomonadaceae, excluding Pseudomonas fluorescen, and/or the family Bacillaceae, excluding Bacillus subtilis, and/or the family Lactobacilleae and/or the family Microbacteriaceae. The fungus, yeast, and/or bacterium may be applied in a suitable concentration or dosage on a suitable substrate or carrier such as cellulose material including paper, card, cardboard, wood, or the like. The fungus, yeast and/or bacterium may be selected to withstand low temperatures and is able to control pathogens when fresh produce is stored at such low temperatures for example from about 0.5 degrees Centigrade to about 5.0 degrees Centigrade. The invention also provided a method for post-harvest treatment of fresh produce, the method including the steps of using a suitable concentration of at least one fungus selected from the Order: Hypocreales; and/or at least one yeast selected from the Order: Saccharomycetales and/or the Order: Filobasidiales; and/or at least one bacterium selected from the family Pseudomonadaceae, excluding Pseudomonas fluorescens; and/or the family Bacillaceae, excluding Bacillus subtilis, and/or the family Lactobacilleae, and/or the family Microbacteriaceae, and providing such in close proximity to fresh produce.
Inventors:
DAGUTAT HELGA (ZA)
Application Number:
PCT/ZA2003/000184
Publication Date:
November 11, 2004
Filing Date:
December 17, 2003
Export Citation:
Assignee:
DAGUTAT BIOLAB CC (ZA)
DAGUTAT HELGA (ZA)
DAGUTAT HELGA (ZA)
International Classes:
A01N63/20; A01N63/32; A01N63/38; A23B7/155; A23L3/3571; (IPC1-7): A23B7/155; B65D81/24; A01N25/34; A01N63/04; A01N63/00; A23L3/3571
Foreign References:
| EP0466133A2 | 1992-01-15 | |||
| US5047239A | 1991-09-10 | |||
| DE3600394A1 | 1987-07-23 | |||
| US4828600A | 1989-05-09 | |||
| GB1573850A | 1980-08-28 | |||
| US4748021A | 1988-05-31 |
Other References:
DATABASE WPI Section Ch Week 199129, Derwent World Patents Index; Class C03, AN 1991-213689, XP002288503
DATABASE WPI Section Ch Week 200239, Derwent World Patents Index; Class C05, AN 2002-353101, XP002288504
MCGUIRE R.: "compositions of cellulose coatings affect populations of yeasts in the liquid formulation and on coated grapefruits", PROCEEDINGS OF THE FLORIDA STATE HORTICULTURE SOCIETY, vol. 107, 1994, pages 293 - 298, XP008032775
DATABASE WPI Section Ch Week 200239, Derwent World Patents Index; Class C05, AN 2002-353101, XP002288504
MCGUIRE R.: "compositions of cellulose coatings affect populations of yeasts in the liquid formulation and on coated grapefruits", PROCEEDINGS OF THE FLORIDA STATE HORTICULTURE SOCIETY, vol. 107, 1994, pages 293 - 298, XP008032775
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